Seth hit the brakes with a SCREECH. Just as he was about to ask what was wrong, he saw Clara push open the car door and say, "Wait here a second."
She got out of the car and dashed toward a pharmacy on the side of the road. When Seth saw clearly that it was a pharmacy, his heart skipped a beat. 'A bold thought formed in his mind, but he didn't quite dare to dwell on it.'
As Clara ran into the pharmacy, she stopped in front of the counter, suddenly stunned. 'Did I really run in here just to buy cold medicine for Seth?!'
'Wasn't I supposed to not care about him at all? So why did I make a special trip to buy medicine?'
She didn't snap out of it until the clerk had asked her what she needed several times. Biting her lip, she finally told the clerk she wanted to buy cold medicine.
The clerk glanced at her and asked, "Do you have a fever?"
'Uh, I'm not sure.'
"He probably doesn't."
"A runny nose?"
"...I don't think so."
